Political Economy

Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Prisoners Scapegoated While Rich Loot Society
14 Oct 2019
In an essay titled, “What Kind of Society Are We?” New York state prison inmate Donti Mitchell says citizens outside the walls should not be resentful that he is allowed
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Halt – Don’t Expand – Mass Incarceration in New York
14 Oct 2019
The Black Alliance for Just Immigration supports the “No New Jails NYC” campaign to prevent the city from building 12 new prisons to replace the cells that will be lost when the infamous Rikers Isl
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Corporate Domination is Central to Food Issues
14 Oct 2019
The lack of food outlets in Black neighborhoods is part of the larger reality of labor exploitation and corporate domination, according to Ashante Reese, professor of anthropo
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
Phony Progressives Follow Trump Lead on Venezuela
14 Oct 2019
So-called progressives sound just like Donald Trump when they describe Venezuela’s elected government as a “dictatorship,” said Nicholas Evan Ayala, co-editor of Anti
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
NYT “1619 Project” More Pro-American Exceptionalism Than Anti-Slavery
14 Oct 2019
The New York Times’ “1619 Project” essays on the arrival of African slaves in Jamestown, Virginia “is not a critique of American exceptionalism – it is an attempt to told slavery
Glen Ford , BAR executive editor
The CIA Goes HBCU
10 Oct 2019
The world’s most prolific assassins, regime changers and disinformation specialists have been given free rein to recruit and shape curriculum at the largest Black higher education system in th
Danny Haiphong , BAR contributor
Impeachment and the Long Road to a Democratic Party Defeat in 2020
09 Oct 2019
Impeachment helps the Democratic Party catch a breath of temporary relief from subjects such as Medicare for All or climate catastrophe.
by BAR Staff
Black Agenda Report’s 13th Anniversary: An Evening of Information and Inspiration for Liberation, and a Tribute to Co-Founder Bruce Dixon
09 Oct 2019
6p to 9p on Saturday, October 26 at the People’s Forum, 320 West 37th Street, New York City.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Five Years Later, Do Black Lives Matter?
09 Oct 2019
Five years since its inception, a look at what the Black Lives Matter movement accomplished and the important work it left unfinished.
Ann Garrison , BAR contributor
Impeachment Watch
09 Oct 2019
In their crusade to get Trump and distract from their own corruption, the Democrats have moved on from Russiagate to an impeachment inquiry over “Ukrainegate.”